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Refers to the gateway at Widgel Hall in Hertfordshire (see RBO/19/16 page 93)
Original figure of gateway attached
Discusses Indian numerical figures found in Western manuscripts
Read to the Royal Society on 8 May 1735

Reference number
RBO/19/24
Earliest possible date
1735
Page extent
6 pages
Format
Manuscript

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'Some considerations on the Antiquity and Use of the Indian Characters or Figures' by Mr Cope, 1735, RBO/19/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_19_24/some-considerations-on-the-antiquity-and-use-of-the-indian-characters-or-figures-by-mr-cope, accessed on 16 March 2026

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